Honestly, I have always purchased wine glasses with the idea that they were made to be broken. Why would you spend $20 for a stem that some clumsy, yet beloved, dinner guest is just going to let slip through their fingers and smash into a million tiny pieces onto your kitchen floor? I will admit that in the last couple of years, I have been know to spend upwards of $3 on a stem, but there are perfectly great ones available out there for cheap.
Crate and Barrel has their Everyday Wine Glass on sale right now for $11.95 for a dozen. It's a bargain! When one breaks, just laugh it off and pull another from the cabinet. Buy TWO sets and live a happy and carefree life for years. They also have their Six Grand Wine Glass set for $8.95. While not quite as good of a bargain, it's still dirt cheap. That's $1.49 per glass for those of you without calculators or math skills. Again, you can afford to stock up AND to break a few.
If you want totally dirt cheap, say you want everyone to throw their wine glass into your fireplace after each course, then the IKEA Hejsan is for you. At only $2.99 for a set of six, they are unbelievably affordable. You can't get them on-line, but there's a store opening here this fall so you can just pick some up on your next visit. While the stemless goblet concept is a little overdone, they do have these little tumbles which would be perfect for a casual look.
Mind you, I'm not saying only have cheap, simple stemware. I'm just saying glasses like this are perfect for parties, but it's a good idea to have something nicer to use at the table where things are less likely to get broken. Multiple sets of stemware? But of course.
Mangez!
Crate and Barrel has their Everyday Wine Glass on sale right now for $11.95 for a dozen. It's a bargain! When one breaks, just laugh it off and pull another from the cabinet. Buy TWO sets and live a happy and carefree life for years. They also have their Six Grand Wine Glass set for $8.95. While not quite as good of a bargain, it's still dirt cheap. That's $1.49 per glass for those of you without calculators or math skills. Again, you can afford to stock up AND to break a few.
If you want totally dirt cheap, say you want everyone to throw their wine glass into your fireplace after each course, then the IKEA Hejsan is for you. At only $2.99 for a set of six, they are unbelievably affordable. You can't get them on-line, but there's a store opening here this fall so you can just pick some up on your next visit. While the stemless goblet concept is a little overdone, they do have these little tumbles which would be perfect for a casual look.
Mind you, I'm not saying only have cheap, simple stemware. I'm just saying glasses like this are perfect for parties, but it's a good idea to have something nicer to use at the table where things are less likely to get broken. Multiple sets of stemware? But of course.
Mangez!